He said, “as you are aware, last Friday the federal government suspended Twitter operations in Nigeria indefinitely. And the reason we gave was because of the persistent use of the Twitter platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.“On Friday, also the government directed the regulatory body, the National Broadcasting commission, to immediately commenced the process of licencing all OTT, Over The Top social media operations in Nigeria.
“And this is being done willfully and consistently without any consequences from Twitter. You know, no country worth its name will tolerate that. And no company, no matter its self importance will force any nation to accept this. “We have already advertised the notice to the companies concerned to apply for registration of licence.”
“But that is not the issue. Many one of the commentators that have said suspending the operation of Twitter is like stifling freedom of expression. And I said no. Twitter is just one of the many platforms through which Nigerians can express themselves. There is Facebook, there is Instagram, there’s WhatsApp. There’s Google Hangout, and others. They have not been suspended.
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